3 DAUDET: the Civil War (1)

 

The American Civil War

Definition:

The Civil War was a war between the South and the North of the United States.

The American President was Abraham Lincoln.

What happened:  

The South broke away from the North.

1^st reason:

They disagreed about slavery.

The South didn’t want slavery to stop whereas the North wanted to abolish slavery.

2^nd reason:  

They disagreed about the power of the Federal Government.

The South didn’t want the Federal Government to have a lot of power whereas the North wanted a powerful Federal Government.

 

 

Vocabulary:

Issues: des problèmes

Disagree: ne pas être d’accord

Agree: être d’accord

For / in favor of: pour / en faveur de

Against: contre

Break away from: se séparer de

Slave: esclave

Slavery: l’esclavage